"First line of defense retreat, second line of defense prepare, vanguard prepare to intercept!" the fat man shouted. All the lords issued orders to their lords, mobilizing all their troops.
At this moment, all lords are projected onto a virtual platform, which not only facilitates communication and unified command among everyone, but also does not affect the lords' operations on their own territories.
It has some features similar to a miniature metaverse or virtual reality chat room, which is much more convenient and easier to use than the previous projectors or chat groups. It is a communication tool that Fatty recently tinkered with and upgraded.
The outermost defensive line began to retreat. The cannons that were hastily assembled were taken away if they could be taken, and those that could not be taken were abandoned on the spot, as they were meant to be used as expendable supplies.
Although these things are powerful, they are not very durable. From the beginning, Fatty did not intend to keep them. Instead, he placed them on the outside as consumables, and they were even equipped with self-destruct devices.
"Boom~~~" When the many dark snake people arrived at the outer defense line and were preparing to dismantle and study these technological weapons, what awaited them was endless fire and the roar of explosions.
In an instant, a large number of Dark Serpents perished, plunging the group into chaos.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the second line of defense launched a barrage of fire. Instead of large-scale bombardment as before, it was now a series of sharp energy beams firing at individual targets. Some wounded but not yet dead Dark Serpent Men were sniped one by one, resulting in a large number of casualties, and the attacks were continuous.
At the same time, a large number of highly defensive Familia rushed out, taking over from the retreating troops at the front line and holding off the Familia operating the machines in the rear.
This was the second line of defense prepared by the fat man. Because a large number of his kin were in front of him, it was not feasible to use wide-range weapons. Instead, they mainly used sniper-type energy guns, but their power was still extremely strong. Depending on the energy crystals used, they could deal fatal blows to dark creatures of different levels.
These sniper rifles were equipped with energy crystals of tier 5 or higher, with a small number containing tier 6 energy crystals. All the goblins operating these rifles became precise snipers, each taking on their own missions and reaping the lives of the dark serpent people.
Two rounds of bombardment inflicted heavy losses on the Dark Serpent Clan. Their number of wandering members was already limited, unlike the endless number in the spatial rifts. These two rounds resulted in the loss of one-fifth of them here. However, the starry sky is endless, so their numbers still appear enormous.
Now they're being sniped by the fat man's goblins. It seems like one shot might only kill one at most, or even not kill them all, but with so many of them, the actual killing speed is still very fast. The dark snakemen at the forefront are falling at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In a normal battle, the Dark Serpent People should have retreated to reduce casualties, but this time they did not. They seemed to ignore their own casualties and charged towards the lords like ordinary dark creatures, determined to break through the defenses.
This scene, however, made the faces of many lords solemn. With such a reckless attack, there was a high chance that the second line of defense would be breached, which would mean that their families would suffer heavy casualties.
Moreover, the technological weapons on the defensive line must not be left behind. If they are detonated, it will be a heartbreaking loss for the fat man.
"Hiss~~~" People were being targeted and killed continuously. Although the Dark Serpent Men charged forward headlong, they were not completely mindless. A group of Dark Serpent Men retreated slightly and cast a magic shield on the serpent men in front of them to protect them from harm.
Meanwhile, the dark serpent people in front produced shields and weapons from who-knows-where to defend against the lords' retinues and ranged attacks from afar.
"Those? Are those fragments of weapons that exploded on the first line of defense?" Many lords paused slightly, looking at the actions of this group of dark serpent people with disbelief on their faces.
"Their learning ability is too strong! Although those things are just fragments, the usable materials are extraordinary. They can be used as shields to withstand a lot of damage!" another lord exclaimed. Many of the originally evenly matched clans have now fallen into a disadvantageous position, and it is only a matter of time before they are defeated.
"These are all fine, the key issue is that the power of sniper weapons has been reduced. After being blocked by the magic shield, their power is already greatly reduced. If they are also blocked by these metal fragments, they will be difficult to kill unless they hit a vital organ!"
"..."
The surrounding crowd was buzzing with discussion. Undoubtedly, the disadvantage in the battle was causing everyone to panic. The power of the Dark Serpent Men meant that they would need at least three or four of their own kind of servants to contend with them. Once they broke through, the endless stream of Dark Serpent Men would be impossible to withstand.
"What's the panic? Look at the number of Dark Serpent Men. What good would it do if they charged in regardless of the cost?" the fat man said with a look of disdain.
Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Serpent Men in the starry sky were no longer as boundless as before. Although they were still a terrifyingly large number, under the light of the Three-Legged Golden Crow, the end of the army could be seen in the far distance.
This means that the number of scattered Dark Serpent People in the star field is finite, not infinite!
People are not afraid of powerful enemies, but of unknown enemies that are so powerful that they suffocate and lead to despair.
“That’s right. The number of Dark Serpent People wandering in the starry sky is limited. Our efforts to eliminate them during this period have not been in vain. At the very least, we have effectively limited their expansion. As long as we can stop their attack, it will just be a war of attrition. With so many lords like us, what are we afraid of?” Shi Mingxu took the lead in responding.
“That’s right. With so many sixth-tier lords and so many clans, if we can’t even stop a few Dark Serpents, what face do we have? Ye Chen faced the spatial rift alone and didn’t say anything.” Jiang Qin also spoke up. They could accept the gap, but if they couldn’t stop them, then it wasn’t a gap, it was blatant mockery.
At that point, not only will the other lords be ashamed to remain in the lordly circle, but they themselves will also be too ashamed to continue living there.
Some people echoed, while others remained silent, but everyone was holding their breath. They hadn't known how many of these dark creatures there were before, but now that they knew, they were determined to eat them all, even if it cost them their lives.
Ye Chen listened to everyone's words but said nothing. The crisis he was about to face had already appeared, and a large number of dark snake people began to emerge from the spatial rift.
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